Masters of the Middle Waters

Jacob Lee offers a new understanding of the conquest of the American West based on the long history of warfare and resistance in the Mississippi River valley. The river and its tributaries were never simply a backdrop to unfolding events but advanced and thwarted the aspirations of Native nations, European imperialists, and American settlers alike.

Jacob Lee ofera o noua intelegere a cuceririi vestului american bazata pe lunga istorie a razboiului si a rezistentei din valea raului Mississippi. Raul si afluentii sai nu au fost niciodata pur si simplu un fundal al evenimentelor care se desfasoara, ci au avansat si au zadarnicit aspiratiile natiunilor native, ale imperialilor europeni si ale colonistilor americani.